Description

Paul Mallam has been the co-author of Media and Internet Law and Practice and its predecessor publications since 1993. Paul has been a leading Australian adviser to the media and communications sector for over 20 years. This experience is reflected in the concise, practical and insightful commentary on what has been a rapidly changing and ever more complex area of law. The other co-authors of the service are Sophie Dawson and Jaci Moriarty, who are also recognised media and communications law experts.

The service continues to be a cutting edge reference which focuses on, and anticipates, new directions, as well as being a source of current developments. Examples of recent developments are the development of NBN access rules, digital television switchover and the so-called “digital dividend” from the availability of more spectrum, a greater focus on privacy following the UK “phone hacking” scandal and leading copyright decisions such as the Optus TV Now case regarding streaming of television to handheld devices . The service explains all of these developments and the legal framework in which they have taken place in an accessible format which is ideal for any practitioner working across the media, communications and the internet sectors. The service also continues to be a major reference source for important emerging areas such as privacy, laws relating to social media and freedom of political communication.

Over the next year the Federal Government’s response to the Finkelstein Report and the Convergence Review will reshape the regulatory landscape and drive further legislative change, in an effort to keep pace with the rapid uptake of new technologies and services. Media and Internet Law and Practice will be an indispensable guide to these changes.